Rococo Lighting
Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design. Rococo furniture, while greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, is often called Louis XV style — the movement having reached its best expression during that sybaritic French king’s reign.
The term “rococo” is thought to be a portmanteau of the French words rocaille and coquilles — “rock” and “shells” — organic motifs frequently used in architecture and design of the style.
When it comes to authentic Rococo furniture's characteristics, it is above all sensuous and social. The furniture of earlier eras in Europe had been heavy in every sense; the Rococo period saw the appearance of light-framed upholstered armchairs, side chairs and occasional tables that could easily be moved to form conversational circles.
The signal detail of Rococo furniture design is the gently curved cabriole, or S-shaped chair-, table-, and cabinet-leg. It imitates the bend of a tree limb or a flower stem. In a further reference to nature, furnishings were often asymmetrical and painted white, or in soft, pastel shades. Rococo has become a timeless style, and as the furniture pieces presented on 1stDibs demonstrate, its playful, sculptural forms can provide visual excitement to contemporary, clean-lined spaces.
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Iron, Wrought Iron
1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal
Mid-18th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Crystal
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Iron
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Wood
1850s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
20th Century British Rococo Lighting
Metal
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron, Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Porcelain, Silk
1970s German Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Iron
18th Century European Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Iron
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Copper
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Iron
1970s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rococo Lighting
Marble, Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Metal
1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Iron
Early 2000s Italian Rococo Lighting
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rococo Lighting
Alabaster, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Rococo Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Iron
20th Century Canadian Rococo Lighting
Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
1890s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1970s Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron
1910s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Gesso, Giltwood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Faience
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Lighting
Brass
1680s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal
Early 1800s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze